Even if you're a corrupted magical girl, you still have to try to redeem yourself.

After saying this, Nishio Reki resolutely stood up. Although she was somewhat unwilling, she had to appear firm and not let Yuuki Eri see her hesitation.

But before Nishio Reki could take her first step, she felt the towel wrapped around her being pulled, and the girl's clenched fingers inadvertently brushed against her thighs.

Nishio Reki turned around in confusion, only to see Yuuki Yukino turn her ripe face away, biting her lip and pulling at him.

At this moment, Yuuki Yukino seemed to perfectly embody the act of feigning reluctance, making Nishio Reki feel as if his heart had skipped a beat.

But Nishio Reki still wanted to respect Yuuki Yukino's feelings, and simply asked, "What's wrong?"

"Tomorrow...is the weekend, right?" Yuuki Yui swallowed hard. "Otherwise, I might as well stay overnight."

……

The domain formed by thunder, icy arrows, and the red thread of fate continuously compressed the space within which the corrupted magical girl was trapped. The successive attacks and tacit cooperation made the domain created by the magical girls impenetrable.

It can work!

Nishio Reki firmly believed this.

Her childhood friend, with whom she had grown up, once again demonstrated her unexpected strategic abilities. Yuuki Yukino accurately predicted every move the enemy made and then countered it one by one.

It's been like this ever since the first time she was attacked; Yuuki Yuki's predictions have never been wrong.

It was on that day that Nishio Reki also met two other magical girls who existed at Tsukimi Middle School.

The icy beauty Mizuno Yu from the next class, and the problem girl and outstanding student Tenrai Herika from a completely different class, unexpectedly get along well under the mediation of Yuuki Yuki.

Yuuki Yukino's abilities were indeed worthy of the other two magical girls' trust, and he was the only one whose words could convince Yuuki Yukino. So, over time, he also became quite familiar with the other two magical girls.

Yuuki Yui seemed to know a lot about magical girls. She spoke fluently about everything from the difference between magical girls and corrupted magical girls, the types and attributes of magic wands, to the unheard-of True Name Release and even God Release.

Not only Nishio Reki himself, but even Mizuno Yu was full of praise, but Tenrai Herika seemed unimpressed, though she still kept it in mind.

Moreover, now that all three magical girls have the ability to unleash their true names, they can launch a final assault on the corrupted magical girl who committed various crimes at Moonsea Middle School.

And this all-out offensive has come to an end.

With Yuuki Yukino holding him back, the thunderous warhammer struck the junior of the corrupted magical girl wielding a leather whip, slamming her body straight to the ground.

The moment the fallen magical girl landed, Mizuno Yu, having received Yuuki Yuki's signal, fired all the ice arrows she had nocked, accurately freezing the hands and feet of the fallen enemy to prevent her from struggling again.

The flowing red threads wove into a giant net, completely sealing off the movements of the corrupted magical girl.

"A resounding victory! The strength of the three of us is unbreakable! Yeah!"

Yuuki Yuuki landed first, clapped hands with the other two magical girls, then raised her hand high and gave Nishio Reki a victory sign.

"Hmph, it's not a big deal." Helica snorted coldly, slung the warhammer over her shoulder, and then looked at Yuuki Yuuki: "What about this guy?"

“In keeping with the usual style of magical girls, she should be put on trial so that she can no longer do evil, and she should pay the price for what she has done,” Mizuno Yu replied calmly.

“No problem, I’ll take care of it.” Yuuki Yui clapped her hands and volunteered.

Several more red lines wrapped the fallen, corrupted magical girl in a cocoon, then tossed the cocoon into the sky like a kite, leading it towards a side alley.

"You lot! You're not allowed to follow! Especially Xiao Li! You absolutely can't look!"

Just before Yuuki Yuki's figure completely disappeared, Nishio Reki, who had jogged over to the other two magical girls, heard Yuuki Yuki waving her hands and calling out loudly.

"I won't watch!" Helica stuck her tongue out at Yuuki Yuuki, then looked at Nishio Reki: "Oh, here you come?"

"Yes, you've worked hard." Nishio Reki, who hadn't been of much help in the battle, stepped back a bit and stood further away from Heracles than Mizuno Yu.

"It's not hard work at all. I have to say, you two are amazing! How could you predict this guy's movements so accurately? Without you two, I would have had to put in much more effort."

Helica pulled Nishio Reki to her side and patted the slightly taller Nishio Reki on the shoulder.

"Xiaoyuan did all of this; I didn't help much," Nishio Reki said, scratching his head sheepishly.

"Without your help, Yuuki alone couldn't have accomplished so much. Your role was also very important," Mizuno Yu said calmly, not holding back her sincere praise for Nishio Reki.

"Hey, I mean, although I think this is great and I'm quite happy, have you two noticed anything wrong?" Helica looked around and suddenly asked.

"Something's not right? Is this true?" Nishio Reki frowned in confusion.

"Do you feel a strong sense of unreality because Yuuki's fundraising ability is too strong?" Mizuno Yui pointed out the key point she believed in.

Herlica shook her head and thought for a while: "Well, Yuuki Yukino did break the rules a bit, but she's our teammate, and everyone can see what kind of person Yuuki Yukino is when they get together, right?"

"Xiaoyuan and I grew up together, and I know Xiaoyuan best."

“Yuki isn’t a bad person; she’s genuinely on our side.”

The two people gave their answers, one after the other.

“Right, right?” Helica raised her chin, as if she was happy to be praised by Yuuki Yuuki, then shook her head: “No, no, that’s not what I meant. I just feel like something is still not right.”

Then, Helica lowered her head again, put her hand to her lips and pondered repeatedly: "What's wrong? What is it? Something just doesn't feel right."

Before Helica could actually come up with an answer, she gave up on her own: "Well, nothing's wrong with it, isn't it fine this way?"

That's right.

Nishio Reki also thought so; this kind of life was indeed quite good.

Watching Yuuki Yuka slowly walk back alone from afar, with a subtle expression on her face, it was clear that her work on that side had also been finished.

Yes, this kind of life is pretty good. Although there were some unexpected events, it's just like the somewhat mundane yet surprising daily life that Nishio Reki had been looking forward to.

……

Nishio Reki spent the entire summer vacation with the other magical girls.

We went to see the tall Moonsea Tower together, had a great time at the beach all day, had a picnic at Moonsea Park, looked at the stars together in the evening, and participated in Moonsea City's grandest festival.

Then everyone returned to school and successfully advanced to the third grade. After that, everyone participated in a pre-graduation school trip together. Although they were not in the same group, it did not affect their joint activities.

No period in their lives has ever been as fulfilling as it is now.

Although everyone else besides herself was a magical girl, Nishio Reki never cared, nor did the other three.

When the four of them are together, they don't need to care about each other's status.

Then, Moonsea Middle School suddenly proposed to hold an exchange with the truly prestigious academy, Saint-Yoyu Academy, and to randomly select a few students as exchange students to study at Saint-Yoyu Academy for a period of time.

Whether by coincidence or not, Nishio Reki and his group of four perfectly filled the four spots for exchange students.

Filled with anticipation and longing for St. Yūgyu Academy, Nishio Reki drifted off to sleep.

……

"Hey, you shorty with blond hair, what are you doing? Are you dreaming again? Why are you being so honest?" Inuyama Baqi cornered Tenrai Herika and immediately launched into the most direct question.

"Are you sick? You white-haired mad dog, why don't you shave your long fur?" Helica said fiercely, which also proved that she was sober.

Ba Qi snorted and raised her nose: "I'm happy, I'm a proper lady now, I can't be bothered to argue with you."

"If you're a lady, then I'm practically an etiquette expert. Forget it, anyway, I've found you. Looks like you're not dreaming, are you?" Helica waved her hand dismissively.

Although Helica seemed to have figured things out in her nightmare, her temper didn't improve at all.

Baqi never tolerated Helica's bad temper, and snorted again: "Nonsense? Would I tell you this if I were dreaming? If I wasn't afraid of causing any damage and letting that Yumehara Sumireko get her way, I would have gone to find Xiaoyuan long ago."

Helica steadied her tone and got to the point: "However, Sumireko Yumehara hasn't caused any trouble yet, and I haven't seen any signs of a nightmare, which worries me a lot."

“It’s not just you who’s worried, I’m worried too.” Baqi instantly got into the zone: “But anyway, this must be a dream. Yumehara Sumireko’s actions made me feel like I’d suddenly fallen from reality.”

"So, you think it's Yuuki Yukino's dream? Or that black-haired girl's? I hinted at it to Nishio Reki, but she didn't pick up on it at all. And I still don't understand, according to you, Yumehara Sumireko is forcing us into the dream together?"

"I don't know. Maybe it's to stall us, or maybe there's another reason, but Xiaoyuan's wand here isn't her Nyarlathotep. Don't you find that strange?"

Baki couldn't give Helica an explanation, but she did raise her own questions.

“I find this strange, but even Miyashita Mia can be perfectly replicated in my dreams. If I hadn’t held back, I would have smashed her to pieces with one blow. But Yuuki Yukino is evenly matched with her,” Herica said after thinking for a moment.

"Anyway, you've been at Saint Yuyou Academy all this time, so if you have any problems, just come to me directly. Let's discuss this further."

Inuyama Tomoe waved her hand: "You've been out for too long, go back now. Today is the first time you exchange students have met, right?"

Chapter 147 Exchange

"Excuse me, I ran into someone I know here, so I was a little delayed."

As she jogged back into the crowd, Helica nodded apologetically to the teacher in charge of leading the group, explaining why she had suddenly disappeared for a short period of time before the event.

"It's alright, as long as it doesn't disrupt our schedule, it's fine. It's also good to interact with other students. As an exchange student, it's even better if Tianlei has people he knows here who can help him."

The teacher leading the group, unusually, went along with everything Tian Lei Helika said, without showing any resentment towards her for suddenly leaving for a period of time.

This is, after all, the Holy Ancient Academy, and the teachers are well aware of Helica Tenryu's personality. As long as you don't go against Helica Tenryu, she's unlikely to cause trouble on her own initiative.

Moreover, the exchange student spots are theoretically random, but as the academic ceiling of Moonsea Middle School, Tianlei Helica's position is almost predetermined, and the school hopes to use this opportunity to allocate better spots to more outstanding students.

If Helica can learn something from her time as an exchange student and change her bad temper, that would be even better.

Moreover, the teacher knew that Helica wasn't one to lie. Since the other party claimed to have acquaintances at St. Eternal Academy, whether they were teachers or students there, they shouldn't be underestimated. It was better to avoid trouble.

"Did you know anyone at St. Yuu Academy?" Yuuki Yuuki whispered into Tenrai Herika's ear.

“Everyone has a few acquaintances, right?” Helica didn’t directly answer Yuuki Yukino’s question.

“That’s true. Even if Tenrai said it, we might not know her.” Nishio Reki tried to smooth things over for Helica.

“Indeed.” Yuuki nodded, then fell silent, her expression turning slightly serious.

Following Helica's return to the team, the opening ceremony of the exchange program between St. Eternal Academy and Moonsea Middle School was held.

Rather than an opening ceremony, it was merely a formality, attended by leaders from both colleges who simply expressed their willingness to exchange ideas and offer their best wishes to the students.

Next came the speeches from the exchange student representatives from both sides.

Everyone knows that Yuuki Yuki is representing Yuehai Middle School, and the speech was written by everyone together.

It's just a speech, which is certainly not a difficult task for Yuuki Enishi.

As soon as Yuuki Yuzuru finished her speech, the others gathered behind the main stage in the auditorium to welcome her.

"Thank you for the speech by the representative from Yuehai Middle School. Next, please welcome the student representative from St. Jiuyou Academy to the stage."

After the applause subsided, the host on the stage continued to announce the program to the teachers and students sitting in the auditorium.

"Phew—I'm exhausted."

Yuuki Yui breathed a long sigh of relief and walked up to the two magical girls who had come to greet her, as well as Nishio Reki.

"Xiao Yuan, you've worked hard."

"Yuki Yuuki, well done."